Experts from around the world gathered recently in Cardona, Spain for the world’s first Farm Animal Well-being expert forum, organised by Boehringer Ingelheim. With speakers from institutions such as Iowa State University, Massey University, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, University of Guelph, Bristol University and others, the gathered delegates were updated on welfare studies from around the world.
The forum was presented in three main sections, as well as an introductory keynote speech by Professor Suzanne Millman of Iowa State University. These sections covered ‘how to read animal signals; assessing pain and discomfort’, ‘expressing the need for more education and awareness’ and ‘improved animal well-being is rewarding’.


Because farm animal
well-being works.
1st Expert Forum on Farm Animal Well-being, Cardona (Spain), 2008

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Lectures:

Animal welfare and the scientific method
Prof. Suzanne T. Millman
Iowa State University, USA

Assessment of Positive Welfare: A review
Dr. James Yeates
MRCVs, Gloucester, UK
Assessment of Positive Welfare: A review

Aiding convalescence: using behaviour of the compromised animal to improve animal welfare
Prof. Suzanne T. Millman
Iowa State University, USA

Physiological measurement of distress following husbandry procedures in beef cattle
Prof. Kevin J. Stafford
Massey University, NZ

CowSignals® read body language to improve health
Dr. Joep Driessen
VetVice, The Netherlands

Current attitudes of European veterinary practitioners toward pain and the use of analgesics in catt
Dr. Raphaël Guatteo
France

Dr. Todd F. Duffield Current Welfare Attitudes, Knowledge and Practice amongst Canadian Dairy Veterinarians
Dr. Todd F. Duffield
University of Guelph, Canada

Advances in Animal Well-being in New Zealand
Prof. Kevin J. Stafford
Massey University, NZ

The potential of harmonised welfare assessment as a management tool for veterinarians and their clie
Dr. Andy Butterworth
University of Bristol, UK

Integrated, knowledge-based practical strategies to improve on-farm Animal Well-being
Prof. Xavier Manteca Vilanova
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
